It arrived today and although I knew it was refinished some things look strange, maybe because of the clean finish. At least the neck looks played :-). I would like to know if this is really a Hamer Sunburst.
No serial number and a water decal Logo, the seller says this is because of the complete refinish.
The binding seems to be a bit too thin, bright and new – maybe the person who did the refinish renewed the binding? Maybe the binding was the cause for the new finish?
The chrome of the bridge looks just new, I'm not sure if the saddles are original, one looks different from the others.
The pickups are DiMarzios but to me they sound quite hot. The pickup cavities look like they have been rerouted a bit.
Taking a look into the pickup cavities I just can't tell if the veneer has to be this thin and if the neck joint looks original (last image below).
The pots and switch seem to be original, the cavity cover is a thin metal plate. It has a jack plate instead of a flush mount jack.
It came with a printed "certificate" saying "Congratulations on your acquisition... Please take a few moments to join our registry... www.hamerguitars.com/registry" – in 1979/80? Without a serial number? Maybe from a later Hamer guitar or just fake?
The seller says that he bought it from an ex Hamer dealer who did the refinish and sold it to him.
After setting it up properly (the intonation for example was not set at all) it plays and sounds good.
I took a few photos. Can somebody please have a look at them and tell me his/her thoughts?
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thoro
Hi,
I just bought my first Hamer guitar (or at least I hope it is one), mentioned in this thread.
It arrived today and although I knew it was refinished some things look strange, maybe because of the clean finish. At least the neck looks played :-). I would like to know if this is really a Hamer Sunburst.
After setting it up properly (the intonation for example was not set at all) it plays and sounds good.
I took a few photos. Can somebody please have a look at them and tell me his/her thoughts?
Thank you very much!
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